I just got an email about a workday there, and that is the first I had heard about it. Does anyone know anything further? What's the course like? When does it open?

John (Houck) was talking about it at World Doubles. He was involved in the design I think. I Don't know anything more than that.

John (Houck) was talking about it at World Doubles. He was involved in the design I think. I Don't know anything more than that.



That would be a great sign (if he helped design it)!

John Houck did design it.

Here's the info for the workday from the park director.

Saturday June 11th
Starting at 9 am; going until about noon or 1 pm.
Directions to the park: http://www.cityofkyle.com/directionstosteeplechase.pdf
The bridge over Goforth is still out, and now the Bunton Overpass is out, so we need to direct people to take the Kyle Hwy 150 Exit, go south on service road, Hwy 81, to 4-way stop, turn left and go over IH-35, turn left (at the Dairy Queen), stay on IH-35 service rd going north, cross over the creek and turn right at Brent Blvd (between the Patriot Car Wash & Kyle Showroom Warehouse), stay on Brent Blvd across Goforth and into Steeplechase and than follow the map.

This fall the bridges will all be replaced and much easier to get to park.

I have told folks to bring tools to cut weeds, brush and trees. Bring water or something to drink. I will bring pizza. I have told everyone to meet at 9:00am and we can work until we are "out of gas", or about noon/1:00.

Kerry B Urbanowicz - Director
City of Kyle Parks and Recreation Department

Just a reminder that the Waterloo Club is taking part in a workday tomorrow (sat june 11th) to help get the new course in Kyle going. Come on down and help if you can, this will be a nice addition to the courses in the area.

What is the status of this course?

Joe, my understanding is that the parks department is making gradual progress and is on track to have it ready for the fall.

great news, what is the current status on San Saba? I would like to go out there and camp this winter for sure if possible before it sells.

I certainly hope it'll be sold by winter, but there's no telling. San Saba is closed right now.

John you must be Psychic. Ricky W was trying to find this course yesterday so i was going to post and ask if it was in the ground. ricky drove around the park but could not find any baskets. thanks for the info

The following is from Kerry Urbanowicz, Director of the City of Kyle Parks and Rec Department. Lend a hand if you can.


My staff has been working on the site prepping for the week of September 26-30. We have too much going on to work on any Saturday until November, so we are working on the disc golf course the entire week of September 26.

All hands on deck!! Send out the word to bring manpower, hand tools and small machines to clean out and hopefully by weeks end we can set out the baskets.

The plan is to set the baskets out in preliminary spots, keep working on the course and basket locations throughout the winter and permanently set the baskets and tee boxes early spring.

Kerry B Urbanowicz - Director
City of Kyle Parks and Recreation Department

Great news!!! I have seen some equip. there picking up some large piles of brush but not much else happening. Was really looking forward to this course but heard this morning I will be working back on the north side of town within a month. :D Maybe I can still get in a round or two before I go back to the north side and will try to lend a hand if I can break away from work.

northside ?? alright sounds like Ricky is ready to give JD a break on thursday :D

:Dnot....its your turn Chris

Heard a rumor today that the Kyle course is in the ground. Someone said they thought the baskets were in and the tee boxes were framed but concrete was not poured yet. Someone else said they thought the concrete was poured and the course has been up and playable since last weekend.

Anyone know the scoop?

URL for the course:

http://www.cityofkyle.com/parks/steeplechasediscgolf.htm

Found these pics on the Kyle Parks Dept. web site:

http://www.cityofkyle.com/images/clip_image002_097.jpg

Hmmm...when was that photo taken?

http://www.cityofkyle.com/images/clip_image002_096.jpg

So it looks like baskets are in.

I heard the same thing today at Pease,I heard that all baskets were in the ground.I may go and check it out tomorrow if all of the pin placements are marked, I played the Weatherford course when it was like that.

anyone play this course yet?? reports??

yes, the baskets are in, but the course is far from finished. the city workers actually got a bit ahead of themselves in the basket department..... if you're chomping at the bit and just can't wait to see a new course, you could "hypothetically" check it out.... none of the trees have been trimmed yet, and they are still framing the boxes. there are still some trees/brush that need to be removed. the boxes will be poured in the next few weeks, then the final tree trimming and cleanup will begin. look for a final product end of february, beginning of march.

Thanks for the update, Mike.

I'll wait till the finished product until I go check it out.

Now, how's that Manor course coming along?

yea an how about fixing that F-upd hole # 6 at circle c :D

chris # 6 at circle c is my favorite golf hole of all! 21 needs some work/ redesign. but 6 is perfect!

I must agree that #6 & #21are pretty tough holes, but I like the fact that you have to actually think about where you want to place the disc not just chunk it as far as possible.

HOLE #6 IS EASY JUST DON'T THROW YOUR DISC IN THE TREE'S THAT'S ALL

the kyle course is IMO like a mixture of Audobon and Z-Boaz, nothing else like it in Austin. I'll be out there tomorrow.

Was out riding yesterday (gotta love that 80 degree January weather), and stopped by to check out the Kyle course.

I was on my motorcycle, so I only had the three discs that I keep in my saddle bags (Star Wraith, Ch. Orc, and a Crystal Z Buzzz), plus had to play in my boots and jeans.

The course still has some work to be done (none of the tee boxes are poured, although both sets are framed on all 18 holes, there are still some trees marked for cutting, and quite a bit of cleanup to be done).

However, it looks like the locals are already out in force playing --- I saw quite a few large groups playing herd golf while I was out there.

I wasn't real thrilled with the flow of the course --- that might change as I become more familiar with it. I think the course flow might cause some problems with a large number of players (tournaments).

But the course is going to be a lot of fun to throw. Lots of trees, lots of good long holes, some tough pin placements (how many of those baskets are right next to Plum Creek and on a hill?).

Think a much less rugged Circle C in terms of difficulty (ok, a bit less difficult, but tougher than almost any other area course).

Oh, and holes 16 and 17 are excellent holes.

Can't wait to see the finished product. Good job to all involved.

Sorry for the late notice on this, but I just got word.......

Tomorrow (Tuesday) the folks in Kyle will be continuing to put the concrete boxes in the ground. They will need help anytime tomorrow from 8am to 4pm finishing and covering the boxes. The boxes will then need to setup for atleast 72 hours.

Again, I know it is late notice, but any help will be appreciated. I believe earlier in this thread directions were posted to the course.

thanks

mike

Sorry for the late notice on this, but I just got word.......

Tomorrow (Tuesday) the folks in Kyle will be continuing to put the concrete boxes in the ground. They will need help anytime tomorrow from 8am to 4pm finishing and covering the boxes. The boxes will then need to setup for atleast 72 hours.

Again, I know it is late notice, but any help will be appreciated. I believe earlier in this thread directions were posted to the course.

thanks

mike



here is the link with directions:

http://www.cityofkyle.com/directionstosteeplechase.pdf

Thats awesome, While ur waiting, come play the Victoria Open. It will be a blast for sure. Bring all ur locals and sign up quick.

Anybody heading out to Kyle this weekend?

I am pretty sure the city just poured tee pads in the last day or so and are not ready. It is very important to cure these babies for 3 days. If you go out there, please be mindful that the course is officially "not open" yet. Now is the time when the locals will start deciding if they like this disc golf thingy in their city or not. Represent well.

probably headed out today to play a round, really like this course, good use of the trees, the concrete should be ready by today, city did the right thing and covered the boxes with tarp so people knew to stay off of them.

what RR tag you hiding in Kyle? :o

Just played the course, plenty of golfers out there.
Nice layout. Plenty of trees.

what RR tag you hiding in Kyle? :o



my tag is always on display, defended wed as a matter of fact.
#13

hope your on my card this weds :eek: :D

what you holdin??
it must be bad as it is not displayed in your sig :eek: :eek: :D


you might wanna start gettin scared if we play the same card, I did hit two aces the last two weeks /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Played the course today!!!!! :D All but one tee pad was done. Someone couldn't wait for the pads to dry and messed up 14 back box. :mad: Course is tough but fun. They are going to do a clean up on Wed. starting at 9 a.m. for anyone interested. Bring tools.

Course is so close to being finished. This is going to be another jewel in the I-35 corridor. We should be able to finish the course up on this coming Wednesday. Meet at 9am at the parking lot. Bring whatever you can, but for sure some gloves. This your chance to contribute to an awesome Houck design and take pride in the finished project. We are trying to set a Course Grand Opening for Sunday the 26th stay tuned :D

Directions:
Take the exits for Hwy 150. You will want to get to Hwy 150 going east from I-35. From the north you will have to go over bridge and go south on frontage until you get to the Valero gas station. At Velaro from either direction go East on 150 for less than 1/4 mile and take a right on Lehman Rd. After about 1/2 mile through a neighborhood you will see park and baskets on your left. Follow streets around to park entrance.

Get R Done

Good job on the clean up/cutting down trees. The course looks alot better but there is still alot of work to be done. Sorry I could not make it. I heard from the guys today that there was a flyer at the San Marcos course saying that there was a clean up day the same day you wanted to have the grand opening at Kyle. I think it came from the Rec. Dept. It's going to be at 3 p.m. If you here anything let me know.

you might wanna start gettin scared if we play the same card, I did hit two aces the last two weeks /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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I witnessed both of 'em- #10 -Kyle and I think 14 at Cameron East.

Have they fixed #13's long tee box yet, it looked like they ran out of concrete?

The course is looking sweeeet. We have one more work day planned for this coming Wednesday again. Easy stuff now, but we still need help just cleaning up the junk that was there before the course was put in. We are meeting at 11:00 am to pick junk up and then we will play a round. Come out and help :)

Kyle Grand Opening is set for Sunday Feb 26th
Long Tee / Short Tee mini's, free discs for locals, win a basket, etc Details to come

Directions:
Take Kyle exit 213 (Hwy 150). You will want to get to Hwy 150 going east from I-35. From the north you will have to go over bridge and go south on frontage until you get to the Valero gas station. At Valero from either direction go East on Hwy 150 for less than 1/4 mile and take a left on Lehman. After about 1/2 mile through a neighborhood you will see park and baskets on your left. Follow streets around to park entrance.

I heard that they were not going to fix that box until later. :( They are going to finish it when they pour a slab for a pavillion later.

Tourny on the 26th, the Tour De Disc Golf lands in Live Oak that Sunday. We would like to bring the LODGA to your house but we got to represent our local event, /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif We will be there soon, exspecially after this weather breaks. :DHope we can get together then.

Kyle Kick-Off

Come join us this Sunday, February 26th, for the Grand Opening of the new John Houck designed disc golf course in Kyle, Texas. Two tee pads and two pin placements per hole on this fun and challenging course that features a variety of shots and a deep, clear creek that flows through several of the holes.

We have a fun-filled day planned and have many options for you, your friends and families.

--All Day long locals are invited to stop by and learn about the sport of disc golf and their new course in Steeplechase Park.
--Kyle residents will all recieve a golf disc to play with and take home
--Come meet current Women's World Champion, Des Reading
--Demonstrations and Giveaways all day long

--(10:00am) Pro and Am competitive mini on the Long Course, $10
--(2:00pm) Pro and Am competitive mini on the Short Course, $10

--Come set a new course record !
--Take a shot at winning an Innova Champion basket !

Hosted by Jay and Des Reading

Hey Mike , is there a couse map available online?

Wish we had a little more notice for this one, I lived in the little town of KYLE from March to Sept last year, OMG!!! Now they open the course, just my luck!!!

there is also a great new course in Manor that is almost done!!

is that course somewhat playable? any directions available?

The course is looking sweeeet. We have one more work day planned for this coming Wednesday again. Easy stuff now, but we still need help just cleaning up the junk that was there before the course was put in. We are meeting at 11:00 am to pick junk up and then we will play a round. Come out and help :)

Kyle Grand Opening is set for Sunday Feb 26th
Long Tee / Short Tee mini's, free discs for locals, win a basket, etc Details to come

Directions:
Take Kyle exit 213 (Hwy 150). You will want to get to Hwy 150 going east from I-35. From the north you will have to go over bridge and go south on frontage until you get to the Valero gas station. At Valero from either direction go East on Hwy 150 for less than 1/4 mile and take a left on Lehman. After about 1/2 mile through a neighborhood you will see park and baskets on your left. Follow streets around to park entrance.

The course is looking sweeeet. We have one more work day planned for this coming Wednesday again. Easy stuff now, but we still need help just cleaning up the junk that was there before the course was put in. We are meeting at 11:00 am to pick junk up and then we will play a round. Come out and help :)

Kyle Grand Opening is set for Sunday Feb 26th
Long Tee / Short Tee mini's, free discs for locals, win a basket, etc Details to come

Directions:
Take Kyle exit 213 (Hwy 150). You will want to get to Hwy 150 going east from I-35. From the north you will have to go over bridge and go south on frontage until you get to the Valero gas station. At Valero from either direction go East on Hwy 150 for less than 1/4 mile and take a left on Lehman. After about 1/2 mile through a neighborhood you will see park and baskets on your left. Follow streets around to park entrance.




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Does anyone have directions to the new course in Kyle? Preferably coming from Dripping.

^^^^^look up^^^^^^

I suppose I could have done that eh.

Played Kyle on Friday --- left my favorite red/white/blue tye-dyed Pro Wraith somewhere on the football field near #1. I'd appreciate getting it back.

By the way, LOVE this course. One word though: bridges. It'd be nice down the road to get some foot bridges built back around holes 4-5, 8, 10-11.

Oh, and I parred #9 from the longs ---- which I thought was pretty nice.

good luck with that Rooster, the last time I played out there it must have been like 3 groups of kids finding discs out of the creek. I lost a DX Roc on #17, this guy watched me try to fish it out to no luck and as soon as I left I watched him get pool equipment out of back of his truck to fish it out with. :D

Got to play this course a few times. Very nice, with water some trees and a few technical shots. Had a blast and it looks like the locals are enjoying it also. Some hole maps would be a great addition. It seemed like the locals were a little confused on where to go after each hole. I'm sure that this course will be on my favorites list to play in the Austin area.

SWEET par Rooster, 9 long kewl. :cool:

I think that today is the first day of the wed minis at Kyle, could somebody please confirm

South Austin Disc Association and Disc Nation are going to be having weekly minis at the new Steeplechase course in Kyle, TX. The mini will start at every Wednesday at 6:00 PM.

Format will be singles in all divisions. Pros will be paid in cash, and AMs in plastic/merchandise. $5.00 entry and $5.00 Ace Pot. The first Mini will be Wednesday May 24th.

Give Disc Nation a call at 512-280-1115 if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

:D:D

yo stephen.
I got word that your shark is with a friend of mine in Austin still, I'm gonna see if she'll drop it off at the pease park trailor, I'll let you know.

Finally played the course....she's a goodin!
I will be playin this one more often.
July 4th.....my 2 brothers and I will play it 8:30am

Really, I might have to join in the fun.

be on my side of twon at 8:00am
get it done early

catch a ride from Eddie

this course needs some ivy kill sprayed ALL OVER IT. you can't even set your bag down without it touching ivy and/or oak. it is OUT OF CONTROL

I concur!!

the ivy effects the weak!
We played Tuesday morning(brothers and I)
Course is awsome!. The creek was full and made for a harder course.
No Ivy problems for any of us /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

let's see what your bro's say in a few days :D

No one in my family gets it......not sure why......maybe cause we are all wood ticks /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I played the course over the weekend and also did not run into any ivy. guess i was just lucky. :). Very fun course with lots of opportunities to lose strokes. Can't wait to play it again.

Local residents and players from the Kyle area will be getting together for weekend Random Draw Dbls mini tournments on Sundays. Sign up 5:00-5:15 tee off at 5:30pm. Cash payout, $5 entry, $2 ace pot. Golfers from all surrounding areas welcome, so come join us and bring your water discs!

It has come to the attention of a number of players that the payout system for the weekly mini at the Kyle course is horribly flawed. Explanations for what is being taken out of the pot, is to say at the very least SKETCHY! As far as most players have been told 60% of the pot is paid out to the first place winner. Questions have risen regarding where the other 40% is going. Discnation from what we have been told is supposed to receive half (20%) of what is left over. This in return leaves 20% still unaccounted. From discussions with the Discnation owner, he has informed us that the club has offered him the 20% each week but he has kindly refused any payment for the plastic he provides as prizes. This gets us back to square one and what is going on with the 40% left over. So far two explanations have been given for where these funds are supposed to end up:
1. The money is going to be used to fix and repair Searight and Circle C
2. The money is going to be used to fix up the Kyle course

In regards to both these explanations, neither has been looked upon as ACCEPTABLE!

The City of Kyle was contacted and they have not recieved any money from the club. Furthermore the city explained that they are fully funded and are responsible for keeping the course functioning. The city has also brought another point to our attention, that the South Austin Disc Assoc. cannot take money from the local minis to repair and fix courses in Austin. Any money made in this regard has to be put back into the Kyle course.

Suggestions for S.A.D.A.:
1. The money accumulated so far over the past 8-9 weeks be put up and played for at a one day tournament in Kyle.

2. Since the Kyle course is funded and kept up by the city, try getting Austin to do the same with Searight and Circle C.

3. Host minis at the two southside courses and take funds from their payouts.

4. Explain yourself better and correct this issue!!!

Resolving this problem is important for your club's standing and the sport as whole. :mad:

Gonzales Texas New Year Day singles AM $7 PRO $10, for dubs AM $14 per
team and $20 per team for the PROs that keeps it under $20 for the day. Sign ups at 10:30 start shortly after.

There is construction of a new side walk system in its finishing stages out at the park. While playing during construction, please be respectful of the city workers that helped put in this beatiful course. They were nice enough to use some extra concrete from the side walk project and finished pouring #13 long box. Happy Holidays! :o

For everyone that didn't see it down in the Waterloo Club thread, here's what Damon with Disc Nation posted.

Hey everyone! The town of Kyle is conducting a course clean-up day on Sat. March 3rd. They're providing free lunch for workers, and we (Disc Nation) are going to be having a mini afterwards. Here are the details:

Course Clean-up will start at 9:00 AM and run until about noon. The Town of Kyle will be supplying a FREE Pizza lunch to all workers at noon. Starting at 1:00, we will have a mini with trophies to be provided by the Town of Kyle, and Prizes to be provided by Disc Nation. The mini will be $5.00, with an optional Ace Pot. The Township of Kyle is very enthusiastic about disc golf and has devoted a lot of resources to installing this course, so this is a great opportunity for disc golfers to show their appreciation for a great course in a great town.

Also, Wednesday night minis will be starting back up at Steeplechase on April 4th. These minis will be held every Wednesday night at 6:00. The format will be singles play with alternating long and short tees each week to start. The entry fee will be $5.00 with $1.00 going to support South Austin Disc Association, with weekly CTP and skills contest prizes to be donated by Disc Nation. There will also be an optional ace pot.

Please feel free to contact Disc Nation at 280-1115 for any additional information about the clean-up day or weekly minis.

Directions to Steeplechase from Austin

- Route 35 South
- Exit for FM 150 in Kyle (exit 213?)
- At first Intersection, go Left (cross over highway)
- At stop sign Go Right
- Go Past Dairy Queen to Bottom of Hill
- Take Left on to FM 150
- Take 1st Left on to Lehman
- Go Down 1 Mile
- Take Left on to Hallie St
- Follow to entrance to Park

WATERLOO DISC GOLF CLUB invites you to its

�1st Saturday� Monthly Mini on Saturday, March 7th at 10am at Steeplechase Park in Kyle

Sign up from 9:30-10:00 AM

Entry fees
$5 per person for all Amateur divisions
$10 per person for all Pro divisions
Optional Ace Pot of $2 (ace pot will carry over to next mini if no ace hit)

For more information about these minis please call Lou Moreno @ 389-1853 or Gordon Maxim-Kelley @ (512) 858-0119. You can also email the club at gordon@ventbird.com.

WATERLOO DISC GOLF CLUB invites you to its June Monthly Mini

At Steeplechase Park in Kyle
Saturday, June 19th at 10am
Sign up starts at 9:30am

Entry fees
$5 for all Amateur divisions
$10 for the Open division
Optional Carry-Over Ace Pot of $2

The ace pot starts at $204.

This is a great chance to warm up for the HOTT Kyle Open tournament the following weekend (see www.teamjusticediscgolf.com for more info)

Is this course even playable anymore? Last I had heard, it was not.

Is this course even playable anymore? Last I had heard, it was not.

The course is in great shape, the Parks dept has been mowing/edging. I've never heard of this course not being playable.

Hott Tour will be out there this weekend.